Director of Estates & Facilities
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
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Job summary
The Director of Estates and Facilities is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Trust's Estates and Facilities functions to support the delivery of high-quality healthcare and for the development of services in accordance with the Trust's strategies and corporate objectives.
The post holder provides strategic direction and advice on the estate ensuring that the built environment is safe for patients, visitors and staff, is fit for the future, is managed effectively and efficiently and adapts to changing healthcare needs.
The Director of Estates and Facilities holds corporate and professional responsibility for estates and facilities service standards, delivery of all strategic/ capital projects, management of the community portfolio, governance, policies, financial management, statutory and regulatory compliance and risk management, and provides assurance to the Trust Board and Executive Committees for the estate.
Stakeholder groups & panel interviews: w/c 20thMay
If you would like a confidential discussion about the role, please send your CV and supporting statement to MLC Partners onwhittington@mlcpartners.co.uk
Main duties of the job
Development of the Trusts estate strategy aligned to the clinical and corporate strategies.
Strategic and Capital project planning for backlog and estate investment, and strategic / major projects.
Organisation's estates infrastructure and master planning
Estates management (Mechanical, electrical & building maintenance, minor new works, fire safety, grounds & gardens, administration and help desk)
Developing and implementation of the Trusts NHS Green Plan / Decarbonisation objectives.
Space and property, including acute and community portfolio.
Health and Safety management
Facilities management (patient meal service/catering, residences/accommodation, security / LSMS, access control/ID badges, portering, car parking, non-patient transport / logistics, domestic services and retail provision)
Statutory compliance, assurance, risk management and governance for the built environment
Workforce management
Professional lead for all staff groups within Division
Information and reporting for estates and facilities functions
Budget management (capital and revenue) to achieve best value and efficiencies
Executive lead for Trust decarbonisation / Net Zero Carbon agenda
Development of strategies and policies for the directorate
Contributes to corporate decision making
Take part in executive Gold On Call rota
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.
We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.
The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Key information:
Main acute sites: 1
Leaseholder sites: 13
Satellite sites: circa 60
Number of Staff reporting to this role: circa 250 WTE's (plus contractors)
Revenue budget: c £31m
Capital/ strategic budget: varies dependent on capital projects
Date posted
08 April 2024
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£100,000 to £200,000 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAs
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
220-WHT-2105
Job locations
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Employer's website
https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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